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The author with a legal spotted grunter that was released to grow a little bigger.
Grunter love Z-Man 2.5” Slim SwimZ on 1/4oz 1-0 TT Lures DemonZ jig heads.
Even school size jewfish are great fun on light spin gear.
Techniques for summer species
n Grunter n Jew n Trevally
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heating things up, many anglers turn their atten- tion to mangrove jack.
ITH the warmer weather
Tackle Tactics
by JUSTIN WILLMER
In fact, for quite a few it becomes a seasonal obsession.
areas that attract these species and how I target them.
Grunter
time and again. Targeting mangrove
Much is written about mangrove jack during warmer months, so I thought I would cover a few other favourite fish that can be caught in the systems I frequent, while also covering the
Grunter or javelin fish are a very popular northern species that tend to make an ap- pearance around south- east Queensland and even further south as the weather warms up.
edges and weed flats on the end of a run-in tide and start of a run- out has produced 35- 50cm fish, along with a 70cm beast landed by a friend.
As they become more active and appear in larger numbers, they definitely become a vi- able target species.
If you can line up this tide period with an early morning or late afternoon, even better.
Trevally love paddle tails including the Z-Man Slim SwimZ and MinnowZ.
This has proven true
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Key to targeting these fish are weed and rubble flats, whether fishing on the flats during higher stages of a tide or along the deeper edges on the lower stages of a tide.
Water colour and clar- ity can turn off several fish species, however I have sight cast grunter in crystal clear water and also landed them when water had washed hard onto the flat, turn- ing it almost to mud.
Good advice from a friend of mine in far north Queensland is that grunter are the last fish on the flats and first fish off during a high tide.
Average-sized grunter aren’t really built for eating giant plastics, and I’ve had the bulk of my success rolling and hopping Z-Man 2.5” GrubZ and 2.5” Slim SwimZ across weed,